Manship 2017 Summer Abroad Programs in Washington DC and Europe

Media and Politics in Europe

Media and Politics in Europe explores London, Paris, Strasbourg, Berlin and Prague
in just four weeks. Manship Professor Bob Mann and Former Director of Student Media
Bob Ritter lead 19 students through an exploration of print and electronic media and politics
in Europe. In their two courses Comparative Media Systems and Media Ethics & Social
Responsibility, students analyze the relationship between media and politics in reference
to the United States and the four countries they visit. They also examine the strategies
that governments, political parties, political consultants and activists use to influence
the news media, as well as the role of mainstream and non-mainstream media outlets
in each country. The gallery below offers a small preview of what our students have
seen this summer. Click through to see our celebrity guest speaker!

LSU in D.C.

LSU in D.C. offers a glimpse at the political culture of the nation's capital and
a behind-the-scenes look at media and mass communication in D.C. Students take 6 hours
of course credit with Media Ethics & Responsibility and Media & Politics in the Nation's
Capital. The four-week program, led by former Manship Dean Dr. Jack Hamilton, features
guest speaker presentations from mass communication professionals. The program also includes fieldtrips
to Capital Hill, the Supreme Court, the White House, the Holocaust Museum, the Newseum,
Mt. Vernon, and the Smithsonian. Check out the gallery below to see what 14 Manship
students have been up to in Washington.